Safety signal



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' W. E. BEARD SAFETY SIGNAL Filed Nov. 1, 1923 F 6 I 7 (a. a 7' ./0 7 166.12. 9 9/2 5% Q gwuentoz WZLLIA/l 2255,4112) Patented Jan. 19, 1926.

UNITED STATES wILLIAun. BEARD,- or nucxnnn, mrssounr.

SAFETY SIGNAL.

Application filed November 1, 1823. Serial' No. 672,281.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LNVILLIAM E. BEARD a citizen of the United States, residing at Buckner, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new, and useful Improvements in Safet Signals, of which the following is a speci cation. -The present invention relates to-- safety signal particularly adapted for use upon automobiles and the like and has for its principal object to provide a device of this nature which may be used as the ordinary tail lightof' an automobile or for the purpose of a parking light.

A particular and important object of the invention is to provide a signal light of thisv nature which will be eflectiveeven though the electric bulb therein burns out or become out of order in any other manner.

It frequently occurs that something happens to the tail light of an automobileland the driver of the car is not aware of the fact until it is. called to his attention and there is, therefore, considerable. danger of some other machine running into him from the rear. With my present device such an accident is not probable because the headlights of the machine coming up in the rear will shine upon this safety signal and cause the light to be reflected backwardly toward the on-coming machine and to warn him in plenty of time.

lVith the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description progresses, the invention resides in oer-- tain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. a

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the signal light embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical. section therethrough; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail section through one of the panels.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that 1 designates a base which in the present instance is provided with a plurality of projections 2 on its under surface so that it may be firmly engaged with a fender or some other similar part of a vehicle by a bolt 3 and be prevented from rotation.v A hollow upstanding sleeve 4; is formed on the base 1 and a cylindrical casing 5 is mounted thereon. A pair of heads 6 are provided in use.

the casing 5 adjacent its ends and panels? are disposed in the casing so that their rear faces abut the heads 6 being in place by rims 8. ,The panels 7 are formed oi trans arent' material and the rear one will pre erably be colored red while the front one would i disposed substantially co-planer with. the exterior face of the panel.

. A source of illumination ll (preferably an incandescent bulb is dispose within the casing between the panel 7 the socket thereof extending through the easing into the sleeve 4. When thisincandescent bulb 11 is lighted the device is very similar to .the-

ordinar parking light now commonly in ghould, however, the incandescent light burn out or become otherwise out of order it will be seen that the headlights of an on-coming machine would be reflectedby the blocks 10 and that the'lamp would. be just as efficient as though the electric bulb were in operation.

- It is also to be noted that the device bodies a simple and eflicient .construction which is reliable, inexpensive to manufacture, and well adapted for the purpose designd.

" Although I have described my device with a certain degree of particularity, it is evident that numerous changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimedojr sacrificing any of its advantages.

\Vhat is claimed'is: 1. In a lamp, a casing, a closure panel for the casing formed'of light transmittin material and having a plurality of conica spaced depressions in its outer surface, and

a conical shaped transparent block secured in each depression so that its base is in substantially co-planer relation with and exposed at the outer face of the panelfthe" transparent blocks having their surfaces silvered from base to apex whereb light from within the casing may pass t rough the panel between the de ressions, and whereby li ht from the outsi e of the casing will be re ected outwardly of the casing by the blocks.

be reflected outwardly thereby.

3. In a lamp, a casing, a closure panel for the casing formed of light transmitting 'material and having a plurality of spaced depressions, and a transparent block secured in each depression, the transparent blocks having their inner surfaces silvered whereby light from within the casing may pass through the panel between the depressions, and whereby light from the outside of the casing will be reflected outwardly of the casing by the blocks.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM E. BEARD. 

